One Thousand Four Hundred and Forty-Two. 3 Quarters and 3 Double-Doubles!
After the timeout, the Heat attacked.
Sun Ce waited for James to receive the serve. Now, it was time for the decisive battle!
James received the ball and he understood the current situation very well. He did not use the pick-and-roll and forced the attack!
Before, when Larry Sanders accompanied Randolph or Gasol in the interior, James would choose the pick-and-roll, but now it was just Sun Ce alone... Not to mention Sun Ce, Jimmy Butler was defending on the outside alone, and he also forced the attack.
The Grizzlies chose to continue to cut off the defense of the pass, and James rushed into the interior to push Yi Jianlian to make up for the defense and score two points.
James' physical fitness is amazing, and he is very good at using his physical fitness. Charles Barkley said that using his physical fitness can distinguish between ordinary physical fitness players and stars.
Sun Ce hurried to the front court after James scored, and the Heat also quickly retreated.
After Yi Jianlian was hit, he immediately picked up the ball and passed it to Nash, and the Grizzlies counterattacked!
This lineup is definitely undefended. There are two purposes for this lineup. First, to hold off James who is in the onslaught mode. Second, to help Sun Ce share the pressure. At the same time, it is also to let Klay Thompson and Paul George find the feeling of shooting.
In the counterattack, Sun Ce, who was quick at the first time, attracted the defense of Ray Allen and James Jones. Yi Jianlian and Klay Thompson who followed up also had to be defended. Nash couldn't ignore it. The Heat once again left Paul George empty, and Nash passed the ball in time!
Paul George received the ball and shot a three-pointer at a 45-degree angle on the right...
It was a beautiful match, but it didn't go in. The ball hit the basket and bounced high. However, Sun Ce jumped behind James Jones who was trying hard to block the position, and scored two points through James Jones!
"Keep shooting, I'm here!"
Sun Ce said something when he ran out and shook hands with Paul George. He didn't say much and quickly retreated to his position.
After James Jones was dunked from behind, he didn't have time to react. He heard James yelling to serve the ball, so he quickly picked up the ball and sent it out.
The Grizzlies adjusted their rhythm too well. James now judged that he couldn't continue to press the rhythm and took the initiative to fight in a positional battle. Even if the Grizzlies' lineup was not good at defense, they had Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, and Jimmy Butler, who could more or less cause them trouble, mainly because his pass would be cut off!
Facing the Grizzlies' defensive strategy, James judged that only counterattacks could lead to team offense.
In the counterattack, while the Grizzlies did not have a good position to defend against passing and cutting during the offense and defense transition, James broke through to attract double-teaming and passed the ball, and Bosh cut in to receive the ball and dunked to score two points.
James' judgment was correct!
But the Grizzlies immediately counterattacked. The Heat did not press the rhythm. Although they scored, their formation was also very messy, which was Nash's favorite situation.
In the counterattack, Nash passed the ball to Sun Ce. When Sun Ce rushed into the inside, James, Ray Allen, and Chris Anderson concentrated on defending Sun Ce. Sun Ce passed the ball to Paul George, who was in the same position as in the previous round. The Heat left Paul George open again because Paul George had missed the shot.
Bosh took Nash back, and James Jones followed closely with Klay Thompson.
Paul George received the ball and was not timid because of the missed shot in the previous round, otherwise he would not wear the No. 24 jersey. With Sun Ce's encouragement, he received the ball and shot three more times...
Sun Ce's 8th assist! Paul George made a three-pointer!
70 to 66, the Grizzlies extended their lead to 4 points!
Paul George's three-pointer made the Heat players tremble!
Fortunately, James turned around and made a breakthrough 2+1, and the free throws were made, and the Heat continued to close the score.
Sun Ce regretted that he failed to widen the gap with a sudden wave, and continued to devote himself to offense and defense.
At 9 minutes and 11 seconds, Sun Ce made a second pass to Yi Jianlian for an alley-oop. At 11 minutes and 20 seconds, Sun Ce passed the ball to Klay Thompson for a three-pointer...
With Klay Thompson's three-pointer,
The Grizzlies led the Heat by 5 points, 80 to 75!
Moreover, Sun Ce's data became 18 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 blocks and 1 steal. Before the third quarter was over, he had already got his second triple-double in this finals!
James was not distracted by the data posted on the big screen. There were 30 seconds left. Theoretically, the two teams still had one attack. James had to ensure that the ball could be scored, and try to reduce the opponent's attack time. The chance of falling behind by two to three points in the final quarter would be greater.
Even if it didn't go in, the Grizzlies couldn't continue to widen the score. It was important to waste time.
Even James was panting now. Seeing that there were only 8 seconds left in the 24-second attack time, he adjusted his breathing rhythm and broke through with a pick-and-roll!
Yi Jianlian, the new force, immediately blocked the way, and James turned around and left Yi Jianlian behind.
But just as James turned around, bent his knees and jumped up to dunk, preparing to boost morale at the end of the third quarter, Paul George, who had retracted, cut off the ball that James had raised with one palm!
Steal!
James' physical strength and energy were obviously not as good as before, and he didn't notice that Paul George had already retracted!
However, James reacted quickly and immediately stuck to Paul George to steal the ball. Paul George failed to pass the ball in the first time, and Sun Ce ran over and passed the ball to Sun Ce. James quickly made up for Sun Ce.
There were 9 seconds left in the third quarter, and the Heat team was defending with all their strength!
Sun Ce pushed forward half court with all his strength under James' close defense. Since Klay Thompson had just made a three-pointer, the alternative connection between Sun Ce and Klay Thompson in the previous few games impressed the Heat. James stuck to Sun Ce very closely and was missed by Sun Ce's three-pointer opportunity.
Sun Ce reached the front three-point line, with more than 3 seconds left in the attack time. Sun Ce said something quickly in his mind, and suddenly recovered his physical strength and rushed forward!
Originally, James thought that Sun Ce was almost exhausted. In the previous confrontation, Sun Ce was obviously not as strong as before because of the decline in physical strength. However, Sun Ce suddenly exerted force, as if he was not affected by the desperate play on both offense and defense in the past three quarters.
James himself consumed a lot of energy and was pushed away by Sun Ce!
Sun Ce rushed into the inside and hit the backboard with 1 second left on the timer above the backboard...hit!
With Sun Ce's counterattack, the Grizzlies finished the three quarters and led the Heat by 7 points with 82 to 75!
20 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 blocks, 1 steal, Sun Ce got a 20+ triple-double after three quarters!
Although James, who got 34 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks in three quarters, had a stronger overall performance.
However, Sun Ce is not just himself. Over the years, the Grizzlies' accumulated talents have gradually turned into strength, and the whole team is fighting!
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